Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Raigarh has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 21.1% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Raigarh, which ranks 7 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.2%. On young men using the internet at 59.7%, it sits close to the national mark.